1890 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 54-78. They scored 702 runs and belted 24 home runs to go along with a .235 batting average. Denny Lyons provided the power for the team with 7 homers. Jack O'Brien was the best run producer with 80 RBI. Blondie Purcell led the team with 128 hits for a .276 average. Curt Welch had a great year on the basepaths with 64 stolen bases.
The team allowed 945 runs and had a team ERA of 5.22. Sadie McMahon led the pitching staff with 29 wins and 225 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Campbell | 2B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Ed Carfrey | SS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| George Carman | SS | 27 | 93 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .245 | .194 | .439 | .172 |
| Bill Collins | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ben Conroy | SS | 117 | 404 | 45 | 69 | 0 | 21 | 17 | .262 | .208 | .470 | .171 |
| Henry Easterday | SS | 19 | 68 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .256 | .206 | .462 | .147 |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | SS | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Andy Knox | 1B | 21 | 75 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .333 | .293 | .626 | .253 |
| Denny Lyons | 3B | 88 | 339 | 79 | 120 | 7 | 73 | 21 | .461 | .531 | .992 | .354 |
| Henry Meyers | 3B | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .158 | .396 | .158 |
| Jack O'Brien | 1B | 109 | 433 | 80 | 113 | 4 | 80 | 31 | .356 | .409 | .765 | .261 |
| Al Sauter | 3B | 14 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .098 | .386 | .098 |
| Taylor Shafer | 2B | 69 | 261 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 19 | .258 | .215 | .473 | .172 |
| Pete Sweeney | 2B | 14 | 49 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .224 | .505 | .163 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Crawford | OF | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .118 | .118 | .236 | .118 |
| Joe Daly | OF | 21 | 75 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .308 | .360 | .668 | .280 |
| Pete Hasney | OF | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Joe Kappel | OF | 56 | 208 | 29 | 50 | 1 | 22 | 12 | .310 | .303 | .613 | .240 |
| John McBride | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Pabst | OF | 8 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | .480 | .980 | .400 |
| Blondie Purcell | OF | 110 | 463 | 110 | 128 | 2 | 59 | 48 | .343 | .363 | .706 | .276 |
| Orator Shafer | OF | 100 | 390 | 55 | 110 | 1 | 58 | 29 | .367 | .354 | .721 | .282 |
| Charles Snyder | OF | 9 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .314 | .303 | .617 | .273 |
| Bob Stafford | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ham Sweigert | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Curt Welch | OF | 103 | 396 | 100 | 106 | 2 | 40 | 64 | .392 | .356 | .748 | .268 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Kid Baldwin | C | 24 | 90 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .274 | .289 | .563 | .233 |
| Bart Cantz | C | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .045 | .045 | .090 | .045 |
| Macey | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| John Riddle | C | 27 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .243 | .106 | .349 | .082 |
| Wilbert Robinson | C | 82 | 329 | 32 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 20 | .279 | .337 | .616 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4490 | 702 | 1057 | 24 | 508 | 305 | .320 | .314 | .635 | .235 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Duke Esper | 18 | 16 | 143.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 61 | 67 | 4.89 | 1.691 | |||
| Ed Green | 25 | 22 | 191 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 1 | 56 | 94 | 5.80 | 1.890 | |||
| Horace Helmbold | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14.14 | 3.286 | |||
| Mickey Hughes | 6 | 5 | 41.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 5.44 | 2.058 | |||
| William Lackey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Sadie McMahon | 48 | 46 | 410 | 29 | 18 | .617 | 1 | 225 | 133 | 3.34 | 1.334 | |||
| Ed O'Neil | 6 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 9.69 | 2.231 | |||
| Bill Price | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Ed Seward | 21 | 19 | 154 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 55 | 72 | 4.73 | 1.539 | |||
| William Stecher | 10 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 60 | 1.32 | 2.515 | |||
| John Sterling | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21.60 | 4.000 | |||
| Harry Stine | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9.00 | 2.625 | |||
| Curt Welch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Jim Whitney | 6 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5.18 | 1.800 | |||
| Team Totals | 146 | 132 | 1132 | 54 | 78 | .409 | 2 | 461 | 514 | 5.22 | 1.695 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ben Conroy | 117 |
| At Bats | Blondie Purcell | 463 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Blondie Purcell | 510 |
| Batting Average | Blondie Purcell | .276 |
| On-Base % | Jack O'Brien | .356 |
| Slugging % | Jack O'Brien | .409 |
| OPS | Jack O'Brien | .765 |
| Runs | Blondie Purcell | 110 |
| Hits | Blondie Purcell | 128 |
| Total Bases | Denny Lyons | 180 |
| Doubles | Denny Lyons | 29 |
| Triples | Jack O'Brien | 14 |
| Home Runs | Denny Lyons | 7 |
| RBI | Jack O'Brien | 80 |
| Walks | Denny Lyons | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Curt Welch | 64 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sadie McMahon | 29 |
| Losses | Sadie McMahon | 18 |
| Saves | Ed Green and Sadie McMahon | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Sadie McMahon | .617 |
| ERA | Sadie McMahon | 3.34 |
| WHIP | Sadie McMahon | 1.334 |
| Innings Pitched | Sadie McMahon | 410 |
| Games | Sadie McMahon | 48 |
| Games Started | Sadie McMahon | 46 |
| Strikeouts | Sadie McMahon | 225 |
| Complete Games | Sadie McMahon | 44 |
| Shutouts | Duke Esper, Ed Green, and Ed Seward | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ed Green | 775 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sadie McMahon | 152 |
| Hits Allowed | Sadie McMahon | 414 |
| Walks Allowed | Sadie McMahon | 133 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sadie McMahon | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Green | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Green | 9 |
